Woman&#39;s corset



Aug. 10, 1943. E. MAYER WOMANS CORSET Filed Oct. 1 1940 IL I. I I

III I \53 INVENTOR ED AR MAYEK ATTO R N EY Patented Aug. 10,1943

E r Marc M src h, N. -Q ss or Itivoli' Corset C0. In c., New York, N. Y acorporati on V of New York.

Application Octoberl,1940,:Serial'No.-359;2l6 l M 1- 13s Claims.

:Ihis invention relatesgenerally' to womens undergarments of the corset or girdle type and has for one of its. objects the provision of an all elastic garment of the class described which shall possess novel abdominal and buttocks control features, while at the same time possessing the desirable features; of -a two-way stretch garment.

.Another object of my invention is to provide' an all-elastic corset or girdle of theftwo-way stretch type-in which the front and back portions shall be composed of aplurality of stretch able panels arranged and interconnected in a novel and improved'manner so as to provide a highly emcient garment for the purposes intended.

Other objects of my invention will become apparent in the following detailed description thereof. r V

In the accompanying drawing, a

Fig. 1 is a front elevation view of a womans garment constructed in accordance with my invention; V r

Fig. .2 is a rear elevational'view thereof; and

Fig.- 3 isacross sectional View taken substantially on the.line3-3 .of Fig. -1.

Referring now in detail to the drawing I have tion Fare connected to the side portions S and I I shown a womans undergarment 10 of the corset or girdle class constructed and arranged in accordance with my invention. The-said garment ll! is of the all-elastic type andcomprises a front portion indicated generally by the letter F, a.

rear portion indicated generally by the letter R, and a pair of side portions S and'S interconnecting the said front and rear portions by the seams M, 2 and l3, M respectively.

The side'portions S and S are of suitable elas tic material such ,as for example Lastex, stretchable in a substantially vertical direction as indicated by the arrows l5 and resisting stretch in ahorizontal direction.

In accordance with my invention I provide the following construction for the front and rear portions F and R. The front portion F, shown in Fig. 1, comprises a main central section 16 and a pair of auxiliary sections on opposite sides thereof and connected to the main section l6 by the seams l1. Each of the said auxiliary sections comprises a middle panel 29; a top panel 2! and a bottom panel 22.

Similarly the rear portion R comprises a main central section 26 and a pair of auxiliary sec prises amiddld'panl 3t, atop panelf3i and bottom'panelflgfz 5 a -The-pan'els 2ll; 2l and 220i theauxiliary sections of thefront portion 'Fiofth'e garment are interconnected "by seams 451 and Al angularl disposed and arranged as shown in the drawing.

Similarly the panels 39,3! and'32 of -the auxiliary sectionsof the rear portion R 01 the garment are interconnected by seams 56- and 5i-',#angularly disposed and arranged as shownin th'e drawing. The auxiliary sections of the front garment por- S' by the seams I! and l3 respe'ctively,'while the auxiliary sections of the rear garment portion R are connected to the side portions S and S by the seams l2 and. M respectively. 7

The middle pairs of panels 2 0 and"30: of the i auxiliary sections and the main central sections I6 and' 26 of the front andrear portionsof the garment are ofsuitable elastic material'stretchable in a substantially vertical direction as indi cated by the arrows 52 and resisting stretch in a'horizontal direction. The toppairs of panels 2| and SI and the bottom pairs of panels 22 and 32 are of suitable elastic material stretchable'in a substantially horizontal direction, as indicated by the arrows 5 3, and resisting stretch in a Vertical direction; V V I It is noted that the seams H todtinclusive,

ll, 27; 40, 4|,El1 and 5! may beofthe type customar'ily employed in the construction of twoway stretch garments and well known in the art.

It is thus seen from the above described construction that due to the angle at which the middlepanels 20 of the auxiliary sections of the front of the garment are cut, a slight upward pull as indicated by the arrows 6U isproduced at the abdominal region. Similarly a slight upward pulling force willbe exerted at the region of the buttocks at the rear of the' as indicated y the arrows 6|.

It is also noted that as thepairs of middle panels 20 and-30have a relatively long vertical stretch, the entiregarment will thereby stretch ing or sitting position.

- In accordance with the provisionsiof the patent it statutes, I have herein describedtheprinciple tions on opposite sides thereof and connected to and operation of my invention, together with the structure which I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereoflbut I desire to have it I understood that theistructure shown is only. illustrative and that the invention can be carried out by other means. Also, while it is designed to use the various features and elements in the combination and relations described, some of these may be altered and others omitted without interfering with the more general results outlined, and the invention extends to such use.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a womanfs corset of the class described, the combination offa body encircling member having back and front portions, each of said back and front'portions comprising a main'central section andra pair of auxiliary sections disposed on opposite sides thereof and connected thereto, each of said auxiliary sections compris ing an independent middle panel, an independent top panel and an independent bottom panel, said middle panels being connected to said top and bottom panels and to said main central section, 7 said middle panel of each auxiliary section being of elastic material stretchable in a substantially vertical direction and resistant to stretch in a substantially horizontal direction, said top and bottom panels of each auxiliary'section being of elastic material stretchablein a-substan tially horizontal direction and resistant to stretch in a substantially vertical direction the said-main central sections of saidrback and front portions being of elastic material stretchable in a substantially vertical direction and resistant to stretch in a. substantially horizontal direction.

Y 2. In a womans corset of the classdescribed,

the combination of a body encircling member having a .front and back portion, one of said portionscomprising a main central section and a pair of auxiliarysections disposed on opposite sides thereof and connected thereto, each of said auxiliary sections comprising an independent middle panel, an independent top panel and an independent bottom panel, said top, bottom and middle-panels. being interconnected toea'ch other and 'torsaid main central section, said middle panel of 'each auxiliary section being of elastic material stretchable-in a substantially vertical direction and resistantto stretch in a substantially horizontal direction, said top and bottom panels of each" auxiliary section being of elastic material stretchable in a substantially horizontal direction -and resistant to stretch in a substantially vertical direction, the connection between said middle and top panels of, each auxiliary EDGAR. MAYER. e 

